Section 29
Section 29
(1)
Every person who is a citizen of Brunei Darussalam or permanent resident and who has contracted a valid marriage in accordance with Hukum Syara’ outside Brunei Darussalam, shall register the marriage within 6 months of the first arrival of one or both parties in Brunei
Darussalam by appearing before any Registrar and —
(a)
producing to the Registrar the certificate of marriage or such evidence, either oral or documentary, that the marriage did take place;
(b)
furnishing such particulars as may be required by the
Registrar for the registration of the marriage; and
(c)
applying in the prescribed form for the registration of the marriage and subscribing the declaration therein.
(2)
The Registrar may dispense with the appearance of one of the parties if he is satisfied that there are sufficient reasonable grounds for the absence of the party and in that event the entry in the Marriage Register shall include a statement of the grounds for the absence.
(3)
After the registration of a marriage under this section, certified copies of the entry in the Marriage Register signed by the Registrar shall be delivered or sent to the husband, the wife and, within such period as may be prescribed, to the Chief Registrar who shall cause all such certified copies to be bound together to constitute the Register of Muslim Marriages
Outside Brunei Darussalam.
Unlawful registers.